But his independent career was short-lived, opting to sign with Alamo Records later that same year. But after dropping his second album “Lil Durk 2X,” he parted ways with the label in 2018 (Eminem’s manager Paul Rosenberg had just been named the new chief executive, and Durk told Billboard at the time he didn’t want to endure another regime change). We were looking like ‘It’s up, we rich, we made it.’”ĭurk’s Def Jam debut album, “Remember My Name,” released in 2015 and peaked at No. “Shooting videos in the neighborhood we grew up in, making music with people that support me. The song was boosted further when Rick Ross, Meek Mill and French Montana hopped on the track for the remix. Around the same time, he doubled down on his rap dreams, catching local fire with the antagonistic “ L’s Anthem” and signing to Def Jam in 2012.ĭurk’s Auto-Tuned, half-rapped, half-sung delivery meshed seamlessly as hip-hop turned more melodic in the early 2010s he rode that formula to success on 2013’s “ Dis Ain’t What U Want,” his national breakthrough. Against his mother and grandmother’s wishes, Durk strayed from school into the streets - “I was trying to be somebody I wasn’t at the time,” he says.ĭurk eventually dropped out of high school and had his first of seven children at age 17. Similar neighborhood-focused groups were around in Chicago during Durk’s upbringing, but he admits their impact on him as a teenager was limited.
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Eventually, even the old women and the men join in the music and together call on Apollo, or Paon, the god of the harp. The streets are strewn with the finest incense, an offering to the gods. They leave the King’s palace and go forth to the city of Troy to greet Hektor, celebrating with a symphony of music ornamented by the voices of singing girls. The young men tie their chariots to horses and drive them with “great style,” and the whole crowd appears glamorous and exultant. The men of Troy prepare carts for the crowds of women to ride, although his own daughters go separately. Upon hearing the story, Hektor’s father, King Priam, gets the city ready to celebrate his son’s arrival. Along with her, the men take a wealth of gifts from her father: jewelry, clothing, toys and cups made of precious materials. Idaios describes how Hektor and his army take Andromache from Thebes, away from the river Plakia, and bring her to Troy over the sea. From there it moves to Troy, where Idaios, the swift Trojan messenger, arrives to tell a story whose fame stretches through Asia. “Fragment 44” narrates a moment from the story of the Trojan war that Homer left out of the Iliad-Prince Hektor’s return home to Troy with his bride, Andromache. MaasĬhildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiĪ Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. The Wicked King (Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQusiton You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah JohnsonĪurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Need help remembering the events in a book? The folks at Recaptains and Book Series Recaps can help!Īny post with a spoiler in the title will be removed.Īny comment with a spoiler that doesn't use the spoiler code will be removed.Īny user with an extensive history of spoiling books will be banned. Book suggestions, discussions, and questions are definitely encouraged! January Book Club Discussion: A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes #4) by Sabaa Tahir Young Adult literature isn't exclusive to only young adults, so here's a place for both the young and the young at heart to discuss books, news, movies based on books, and everything else related to YA. "In this uplifting coming-of-age novel told in accessible verse, Atta chronicles the growth and glory of Michael Angeli, a mixed-race kid from London, as he navigates his cultural identity as Cypriot and Jamaican as well as his emerging sexuality. Told with raw honesty, insight, and lyricism, this debut explores the layers of identity that make us who we are-and allow us to shine. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs-and the Black Flamingo is born. All his life, he’s navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican-but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough.Īs he gets older, Michael’s coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. Bold and joyous hymn to self-discover and acceptance. I’m obsessed with this book and you will be too.' Abdi Nazemian. Dean Atta has gifted us with words that are lyrical, hilarious and intimate. Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. 'The Black Flamingo is an essential addition to the canon of queer coming-of-age stories. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo, Jason Reynolds, and Kacen Callender. Stonewall Book Award Winner * A Time Magazine Best YA Book Of All TimeĪ fierce coming-of-age verse novel about identity and the power of drag, from acclaimed poet and performer Dean Atta. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves to the world in bold colour. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. “Remember you have the right to be proud.Ī boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. it would not hurt my feelings if Audible would include both the chronological order and published order of books that belong to a series. This is made even easier by the fact that this is one of the most famous serials written during the entire 20th century in any genre, and at least in the top 5 of most famous science fiction serials of all time. Secondly, it would have taken you all of 5 minutes to discover not only the series to which this book belongs, but also the published order of all the books in the series, with a simple Google or Wikipedia search. You are supposed to review the quality of the work, not vent your frustration at being unaware that the book is part of a series. To Joseph: First of all, it is misleading and unhelpful to give a book a poor rating because you didn't realize it was part of a trilogy. What follows would more appropriately be entered as such a comment, but it's here because there is no other way to respond to existing reviews. First, I wish that I could comment on reviews that others have written like I can on Amazon. I have some comments that relate to frustrations I encountered while reading reviews for this book. You can find millions of words written about these books all over the Internet. Books in the original Foundation trilogy need no introduction they have stood the test of time and are broadly accepted as some of the greatest masterpieces in the science fiction genre. Jennie Allen: My deep dive into the inner workings of the brain confirmed what the Bible says: we can take every thought captive ( 2 Corinthians 10:5). What does the Bible mean when it says “take every thought captive” and “be transformed by the renewal of your mind”? Even if we’re one of those who won’t be shut down and we’re loving God and people as we go, a million toxic thoughts haunt us each step of the way. Jennie Allen: What we believe and what we think about matters, and the enemy knows it! And he’s determined to get in our heads to distract us from doing good and to sink us so deep that we feel helpless, overwhelmed, shut down, and incapable of rising to make a difference for the kingdom of God. Why do you write, “The greatest spiritual battle of our generation is being fought between our ears”? What if the greatest spiritual battle of our generation is taking place in the space between our ears? Does how we think actually shape how we live? What are toxic thinking patterns and what does the Bible say about them?īible Gateway interviewed Jennie Allen ( author of Get Out of Your Head: The One Thought That Can Shift Our Chaotic Minds (WaterBrook, 2020). Exploring the full range of Miller’s work, and giving special attention to The Air-Conditioned Nightmare and The Colossus of Maroussi, Burnside shows how, with humor and wisdom, Miller illuminates the misunderstood tradition of anarchist thought. Miller wrote that “there is no salvation in becoming adapted to a world which is crazy,” and in this short, engaging, and personal book, Burnside shows how Miller teaches us to become less adapted to the world, to resist a life sentence to the prison of social, intellectual, emotional, and material conditioning. Even a Miller fan like the acclaimed Scottish writer John Burnside finds Miller’s “sex books”-including The Rosy Crucifixion, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn-”boring and embarrassing.” But Burnside says that Miller’s notorious image as a “pornographer and woman hater” has hidden his vital, true importance-his anarchist sensibility and the way it shows us how, by fleeing from conformity of all kinds, we may be able to save ourselves from the “air-conditioned nightmare” of the modern world. The American writer Henry Miller’s critical reputation - if not his popular readership-has been in eclipse at least since Kate Millett’s blistering critique in Sexual Politics, her landmark 1970 study of misogyny in literature and art. I was interested to see how events would unfold, and I liked that the chapters alternated between the perspectives of Nomi and Serena, to follow each sister on their respective journeys. This was a book that I got into pretty quickly, and found it to be an enjoyable story which I finished in only a couple of sittings. However, events at the palace do not pan out like either sister had anticipated, and both young women find themselves imprisoned, in different ways. As Serena prepares to meet the heir, in the hope that she will be chosen as a Grace, Nomi is at her side acting as her handmaiden, to help take care of her sister. This secret of Nomi’s is one that could put both sisters in jeopardy. In contrast, her younger sister Nomi has a more rebellious side, and crucially she carries a secret which could get her into trouble in a world in which women are so restricted in what they can do. As a result she maintains her beautiful appearance and is raised as an elegant lady, one fit to be seen alongside royalty. Serena has spent her life preparing to become a ‘Grace’ a perfect woman fit to be presented to the heir to the throne. And in this world we meet sisters Serena and Nomi, whose world is about to change, but not in the way they expected. In this story, we are introduced to a world in which women have no rights. It was not a book I had come across before, but it was one with an interesting premise which I was excited about reading. Grace & Fury was the book featured in June’s ‘ Rebels in Ballgowns’ box from Fairy Loot. Along with an alliance of a talking cat and mouse, her great-great-great grandfather Balthazar, and her brother Ty, Rose encounters many close calls and wacky magical ingredients. Rosemary Bliss must defeat her mighty Aunt Lily in a baking contest, France’s Gala des Gateaux Grands, in order to save her family’s all-powerful cookbook. In the smashing sequel to the first book, A Dash of Magic, nefarious Aunt Lily has stolen the Bliss family magical cookbook. Unsure of whom to trust, will Rosemary Bliss and her two brothers be able to save their home before it all comes crashing down? Humorous turns of events create chaos when several enchanted recipes completely turn around the people of their hometown, Calamity Falls. However, when the mysterious Aunt Lily arrives unexpectedly, things quickly get out of hand. The kids know they must protect the secret of the magical bakery while their parents are away. Their children, Thyme, Sage, Leigh, and Rosemary, the main character, are left with an unfriendly babysitter to take care of them and their magical bakery. In the first book, Bliss, problems arise when the Bliss parents go on a baking retreat for one week. Over the summer, I became engulfed in an intriguing book series, the Bliss trilogy. *Note: the last two summaries may include spoilers to their previous book But “The Collected Schizophrenias” - winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize - is no laundry list of triumphs. Graduating from Stanford University and the University of Michigan, she worked as a lab researcher and editor, built a profile as a sharp-eyed fashion blogger and wrote a 2016 novel, “The Border of Paradise,” that secured a slot in Granta’s list of the best young American novelists. She characterizes this attitude as “students should not have severe mental illness.” After two hospitalizations she cuttingly terms a “breach of etiquette,” Yale asked her to leave. Raised by hard-striving Taiwanese immigrant parents, Wang was a chronic overachiever whose high school accomplishments “belied the hundreds of self-inflicted scars lurking beneath.” She inherited a love of writing from her mother, but also “a tendency for madness.” Diagnosed with bipolar disorder before leaving for Yale, she suffered manic episodes and slid down dark suicidal tunnels. While the 13 essays in Wang’s “The Collected Schizophrenias” range over a wide field, many touch on Wang’s awareness that her illness is not only a danger to her but a brand that can blind others to the full scope of her humanity. Ivy League status, she writes, “is shorthand for I have schizoaffective disorder, but I’m not worthless.” When giving a talk or at a doctor’s appointment, Esmé Weijun Wang often shoehorns “I went to Yale” into the conversation. |